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"How...do...we know....she is......telling...the......truth?" Termio said as he rocked in his seat.

"We don't." Says Atesehn, quietly. "But what would be the point of betraying us?"

"I would darlin, but my hands are a little occupied, and we know shes telling the truth because she is, i can smell a lie and thats not it." Ti m said

Atesehn chuckles quietly. "I would but Its hard to find part of me that ain't robot or armour. So instead Atesehn cuts a deep gouge into his cybernetic hand with his combat knife and shakes the woman's hand.

Dirge sighed, and laid back on the cot. "Possible death, always so much fun," Dirge mused to himself. There wasn't much to do, and the interior of the ship was surprisingly warm. He found himself struggling to stay awake, and was fighting a losing battle. As he sank into the folds of sleep, a final thought slithered through his head: What kind of pick up run requires elite soldiers?

"And Termio, you need to calm down, we're only gonna be space bound for another ten minutes max." Tim said, gritting his teeth as they exited hyperspace into the Akari system

(we're already out of hyperspace, the Akari sector is an area within the Archonian system)

(Switching over the Dirge's brother, Daniel's, POV)

Daniel lay half conscious in a hospitable bed on the Luna medical facility. A radio played on the bedside, though he didn't listen. Daniel had spent the last 7 months of his life here, in a slowly degrading state. He had been diagnosed just after the chimerian wars, but it hadn't struck until recently. Daniel could barely feel anything, except the constant aching pain from drawing air into his ravaged lungs. A voice on the radio had started talking, and Daniel roused himself at the sound of a name he knew. "--Dirge Hemley had responded to the sounds of gunfire, and was dispatched to solve the problem. Approximately and hour and a half later, a varex missile struck the compound, completely destroying it. Dirge is believed to be dead, but no body has been found," Daniel inhaled, painful though it may be, and wept.

Atesehn finally falls to sleep, buried under a heap of food. "Wake me up when we're there" He manages to say, severly slured.

Termio looked at everybody then got out of his seat. As he stud up he fell to his knee's with a great pain in his mind, he screamed in pain and flung his head back then looked forward he saw his home a great hut made from the hide and fur of animals...this was a memory as he stud up and walked towards the hut the sounds of explosions, gunshots and screams of death filled the air. Termio looked around then a mighty flash now all he saw was flames, ashes and death. Humans executing women and children mocking them as the died in terror as Termio looked closer he saw that this was his family his wife dragged out the humans knowing she was important and displayed her before her before her people and slit her throat showing no mercy as her body fell to the floor Termio's daughter grabbed her holding her mothers corpse. The Humans laughed as the shot the unarmed child.
"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!" Termio yelled as the memory ended. All around him his fellows looked in confusion and a little terror the roar even awoke the sleeping crew. Drained Termio fell to the floor and all faded to black.

"Huh, whaa?" Says Atesehn, getting up slowly, very confused.

"TERMIO CALM DOWN! We need all of us sharp, and you're not doing any of us any favors going on a rant, damn it he passed out, someone take him to a bed." Tim said

Dirge was roused to the sound of a screaming Termio. He cracked his eyes open, muttering about crazy aliens. He rolled off the bed, and then onto the floor. He made his way to the cockpit, and called in, "Ey Tim, when'll we get there?"

"Soon, we're lowering down now. With any other pilot it'd be about an hour, but my mom was from Boston, you'll be there in 15 minutes

Laura smiled as she watched the large alien take a fit "Idiot" She turned to the rest. "We don't know what we will find on the ship, so i was told to promise you that your famalies would be cared for...at least those of you with famalies." She walked to the controls and pushed Tim out of the way "I'll take it from here" her eyes narrowed as she looked out at the large sweep of space. Asteroids drifted over the stars, and a planet could be seen quite a way away "If i die, burn my body"

The ship's engines flared, sending it forwards "Beggining scan" A few moments later they had a result "Battleship class....strange, they still have power" She nudged the proppellant again and sent the ship careening forwards. The massive bulk of the warship, at least a mile long, leapt into veiw past a very large asteroid. It had a hole cut up near the prow, but that didn't interest Laura. What interested her was the fact that the ships anti-fighter guns were turning towards them "BRACE! INCOMING!" She flipped the control tower, sending the ship into a barrel role. Lines of heavy bolt and chaingun fire whipped around the ship, bright tracers tore their way through space. She pulled up. The zigzagging motions she made the ship do were dizzying in their complexity. A light on the dash began beeping "incoming missle!" She smashed the countermeasure control, the bright white flares running out behind them. The swarm of missiles on their tail smashed into them, exploding like minature suns.

"Uh, goddamit it don't want to die out here Laura. I better be getting payed a lot for this job" Mutters Atesehn quietly, steadlying himself against the wall, half a Spacechicken in one hand, the other half in his mouth.

(You don't know her name yet...did i tell you, very hard to remember)

OOC: i think so

OOC: I'll let it pass.

OOC: cheers.

The sudden lurching and jerking from the ship's evasive finally forced Dirge's meal from his stomach. He painted the inside of the crew compartment with spiced sausage and other delicacies. He curled inward, groaning and swearing to himself. He hollered into the cockpit "GET US ONTO SOLID LAND!"

Ignore.

Remove that now, this thread is for RP not advertisment!

sorry wrong one.

Atesehn sits down, feeling the eight-legged spacechicken try to escape. Damn he shouldn't have eaten all that he thinks. "GET US ONTO LAND, OR I WILL EXPLODE.." Atesehn shouts.



Tim:

"Oh for Gods sake, you two, SHUT UP, we're nearly there and I ain't feeling so good myself here. Everyone else alright?

OOC: Why are you posting for TAS

Hes banned. He told me to.

After hours out cold Termio woke up
"What.....did....I miss?" He said rubbing his head.

OOC: I'm back, thanks TRL

"LAURA! GET THE HELL OFF OF MY CONTROLS!" Tim snapped and wrenched the girl away. He didn't slow down, but took them up so they weren't in the thick of the asteroid field.

"Oh good god are we there yet?" Shouts Atesehn, lying flat against the wall.